1999 Minnesota Statutes

     174.21 Public transit assistance and transportation 
  management; purpose. 

    It is the purpose of sections 174.21 to 174.27 to: 

    (a) provide access to transit for persons who have no 
 alternative mode of transit available; 

    (b) increase the efficiency and productivity of public 
 transit systems; 

    (c) alleviate problems of automobile congestion and energy 
 consumption and promote desirable land use where such activities 
 are cost-effective; 

    (d) maintain a state commitment to public transportation; 
 and 

    (e) meet the needs of individual transit systems to the 
 extent they are consistent with the other objectives stated 
 above.  

    HIST: 1977 c 454 s 18; 1978 c 793 s 66; 1982 c 586 s 1